Volunteers search for 10 months for golden retriever; rescued parrots will need homes: Animals in the News

At night in the tent, they listened for the jingle of Skidder's ID tags or the door of the live trap closing. On several nights, they did hear Skidder's tags, but he never entered the trap. They caught only wildlife.

Meet McDonald’s Canada founder George Cohon’s therapy dogs, Tilly and Simmy

George Cohon, founder of McDonalds in Canada, is becoming well-known for something else: his therapy dogs.

Homestead inmates train service dogs

Five tiny dogs are going to spend the next 18 months in the big house -- to learn how to be service animals. New Horizon Service Dogs has teamed with the Florida state prisons to create a program in which specially chosen inmates will train puppies to become service dogs. PHOTOS: Slideshow Two golden retriever puppies and three white Labrador retriever puppies arrived Wednesday at the Homestead ...

'The boy found his dog and the dog found its boy'

Never say never should be the motto of my life. After my golden retriever died almost two years ago, I said I would not get another big dog. Never say never should be the motto of my life. After my golden retriever died almost two years ago, I said I would not get another big dog.

Colleges go to the dogs for stress busters

Just down the hall from the reference desk at Emory University's law library in a room housing antique legal texts is Stanley the golden retriever puppy, barking his head off.